Dieter Grau
Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913 – December 17, 2014) was a German-American rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group", at Peenemünde (1939–1945) working on the V-2 rockets in World War II.[1] He was among the scientists who surrendered to the United States and traveled there, providing rocketry expertise via Operation Paperclip, which took them first to Fort Bliss, Texas.
Dieter Grau | |
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| Born | April 24, 1913 |
| Died | December 17, 2014 (aged 101) |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aeronautics |
| Institutions | Peenemünde Fort Bliss Redstone Arsenal Marshall Space Flight Center |
Grau died in Huntsville, Alabama, at the age of 101 on December 17, 2014.[2][3]
Dieter Grau Media
Von Braun's rocket team managers, Grau just right of center, meet to discuss Saturn-rocket configurations in 1961.
References
- ↑ "Grau". Astronautix. 2004. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ Roop, Lee (December 17, 2014). Dieter Grau, one of the last members of Wernher von Braun's German rocket team, dead at 101. Huntsville, AL. http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2014/12/dieter_grau_one_of_the_last_me.html. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ Dieter Grau, member of Von Braun rocket team, dies in Alabama. Franklin, IN. December 17, 2014. http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/225651499b4844d3ad64d57634b7b872/AL--Obit-Dieter-Grau/. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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